Black History Audio Project Summer Youth Job Project
I have a plan to provide 100 jobs to DC Summer youth employees. If implemented correctly I believe this job will instill pride and achievement inside of those participating. It will also benefit the larger public by provided audio history to the world via the internet for free I in the form of Mp3 downloads and Podcast. The job I am talking about is an audio history technology job, meaning the youth would read classic black history historical text into a recording device upload it into an mp3 then I will do the rest..
The only things the youth would need to work this job is a simple recording device, or PC, they could record into, after which they would upload it to us. . Each kid would be assigned a separate book to record. We would keep recording until the summer was over with.
We would try to find a school, recreation center ect for us to use as an office I have experience doing this. We could get Summer Youth Employees they really need worksites for the youth. Now for the supervisors of this program we could get a grant from AmericaCorps to train the people we want working on this project. .
The youth would come in regular hours 9-1, Monday through Friday for the 5 or so weeks those summer jobs last. The youth would record as well as research further historical text to record. Then they would upload it and send it to me. The supervisors would train and suppervise the kids on behalf of the overall project. This is also a holistic project in which we would seek to instill dicipline, hardwork, teamwork as well as confidence The end result would be as many as 50 autobiographies and historical document recorded and uploaded in 1 summer. These black historical pod cast will be made available immediately to the entire world via The black Audio History Project webiste and or blog. The kids would eventually record , and upload their audio work to me. I will add appropiate music and then publish it to my website and blog.
Whats even more progressive about this idea is this, it will make some rich historical black history text available to the world. It would cost the government any extra money. It will involve lots of volunteers and interns which will further bring cost. The black history audio project will be designed to grow and adapt to the needs of the public. Here are some text I would like to start with. I could even mix in some of the actual music if the autobiography is a musician. Once the Project gets big enough we will turn it over to the black community in general for stewardship.
The Autobiagraphy of Nat Love http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Love , http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/natlove/natlove.html
The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Adam_Clayton_Powell,_Sr.
Ethel Waters http://www.redhotjazz.com/waters.html
The Intellectual ones
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5 comments:
Hey Mark
This is a good plan you this is why I started writing about Richard Wright, Picaninny, Sapphire character, and other black oriented themes that are a part of black American history. Black people need to know what a picaninny is many of us don’t, we need to that ELI Whitney was not Black but many Blacks still go around saying he was Black. Eli Whitney was a white man and Eli invented the cotton Gin but many blacks still believe he was Black he was not he was white.
This is one of the false myths that your project could help eliminate Mark. So I say move forward with your idea and find a center (facility) too use for your project.
Also, parents and people sometimes find it more interesting to listen to children speaking a history than adults sometimes. But remember if any one of those kids does the ELI Whitney thing make sure they mention that he was not black -- he was a white man so we can inform other blacks. Move forward with your project so we can enlighten others.
By Chance
Yo Chance I will also have audio essays on the blog/website, as well as various black memoirs in an audio format. I am also going to start recruiting interns for this project.
Kool Mark Do your thing with this project Bruh! And also, thanks for responding to my comment on the other post the Freedy Douglas post.
By Chance
YO Chance I was wondering if you would like to contribute in some way to this audio history website. It could be anything from posting a flyer advertising for interns and volunteers for this project.
To recording a historical essay, or even recording a narrative (slave, black history, ect) then sending it to me to add music and post.
Do you know how to post mps or audio to a website that I can have host to multimedia to be accessed from this blog or a website?
Yes, Mark I will contribute some essays to this site.
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